Appeal play..Brewers vs Marlins (Video)

[APG]

Major League Baseball Replay Review Regulations

Challenging and Reviewing Calls Pursuant to Replay Review

D.Timing of Manager Challenges and Crew Chief Reviews.

1. Except as otherwise set forth in Sections II.D.2-4 below, to be timely, a Manager must exercise his challenge (by verbal communication to the appropriate Umpire), or the Crew Chief must initiate Replay Review (if applicable pursuant to Section II.C above) before the commencement of the next play or pitch. Such challenge or request will be considered timely only if the Umpire acknowledges that communication within the time period specified above. For purposes of these Regulations, the next "play" shall commence when the pitcher is on the rubber preparing to start his delivery and the batter has entered the batter's box (unless the defensive team initiates an appeal play in which case any call made during the play prior to the appeal still may be subject to Replay Review). A challenge to a play that ends the game must be invoked immediately upon the conclusion of the play, and both Clubs shall remain in their dugouts until the Replay Official issues his decision. No substitutions or pitching changes may take place while the Umpires are in the process of invoking Replay Review.

[rbmartin]

Originally Posted by APG

unless the defensive team initiates an appeal play in which case any call made during the play prior to the appeal still may be subject to Replay Review"

So, since he standard appeal play happened concurrent with R2's advance to 3rd, would the defense have been allowed to ask for a video replay appeal for a potential missed base at 1b even though R2's advance to 3rd constituted a "play".?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by rbmartin

So, since he standard appeal play happened concurrent with R2's advance to 3rd, would the defense have been allowed to ask for a video replay appeal for a potential missed base at 1b even though R2's advance to 3rd constituted a "play".?

I doubt anyone here can answer for certain, but I would think so. the "video challenge" is of the appeal -- you can't ask for the video challenge on missing the base until after you've appealed, so the "play clock" can't start until then.

(Suppose the appeal out had been called -- it wouldn't make sense to deny the offense the chance for the video challenge at this point under the "a play happened" time frame, so you should allow the defense the same time frame)